life
finding calm
What?? Two posts within two days? Yes, I’m procrastinating. Don’t judge me. Anyway, here’s the thing…my life is weird. It is a dichotomy which might give a lesser person whiplash. It certainly hasn’t done much for my sanity–or perhaps it has. Maybe it’s saved me, because when one part gets too annoying, or stressful, or... »
warning-soapbox ahead
You’ve been warned, I’m about to rant a little. It may be silly and in poor spirits in light of a rousing success, but I’m doing it anyway. Last night US military forces rescued two civilian aid workers who were being held by Somalian ruffians who like to fancy themselves pirates. Of course, the superior... »
what i know for sure
I’ve been in this business (that being publishing) for a while now and I’ve learned a few things. Here’s what I know for sure. 1- Things change. What was true yesterday is no longer true today, and if history has shown us anything, it won’t be true tomorrow. Which brings me to the next point… 2-... »
new years day reflections
As I pry my eyes open, both from the lack of sleep and the false eyelash glue from the New Years Eve festivities of last night, I can’t help but reflect on the year that’s past. 2011 was a hell of a year, and more than I ever expected. Some things I’m still having... »
who doesn’t love christmas gifts?
Christmas time–it’s been crazy, hectic, and at times a bit of a blur this year. As I sit nursing my hangover from last night’s festivities, and plot my day for tomorrow–post office, food store, cooking, wrapping–I reflect on the past week. My friends and I have already exchanged gifts. As we speak I’m wearing my... »
cooking, writing…same thing.
So I’m cooking again. Not that I ever totally stopped but I sure avoided it. I love to cook when I’m inspired, and I hate it when I’m not. Hmmm that sounds a lot like writing. Exactly the same, actually. So last month I was inspired while writing A COWBOY FOR CHRISTMAS–first by the... »
nice pumpkins
Sometimes you have to recharge. Yes, I have too much to do for my writing. Yes, I’m ignoring the cat hair dust bunnies chasing the cats around the hardwood floor in the living room. No, I haven’t put the storm windows back in for the winter yet. But yes, I did drive to New... »
i’m just a girl who can’t say no
Forgive me father, for I have sinned. It has been MUCH too long since my last blog post and I apologize. My excuse? I’m just a girl who can’t so no, and because of that, I have so many irons in the fire I’m afraid I’m about to get burned. I’ve been traveling a bit lately.... »
the sunday funnies
My, how life has changed. As a child I’d read the comics in the Sunday paper. Nowadays I log into the dashboard of this blog and get a laugh out of the blog comments spammers send. This is the only reason I turn off comments on posts–because of the massive amounts of spam comments.... »
unplugged
Are we too wired? It’s a question I find I can no longer avoid asking. A week with friends in a house at Lake George with zero cell phone service (thank you T-Mobile) and WiFi that moved at glacially slow speeds taught me I could survive (in spite of the technology withdrawal) without being connected... »